Islandreagh

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Islandreagh (from Irish An tOileán Riabhach, meaning 'the grey or streaked island')[1] is a townland of 392 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.[2]

History

The name of the townland was recorded variously as Islanereagh in 1669 and Island Reagh in 1780.[1]

People

  • Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh (1920-2007) was a Northern Ireland politician created a life peer as Baron Cooke of Islandreagh in the County of Antrim, on 11 August 1992. He lived at Islandreagh House in Dunadry.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Islandreagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Islandreagh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Victor Alexander Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh". The Peerage. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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